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By Hannah M. January 06, 2012
Retired Cop "Devastated" by ATF Agent's Death; Pedestrian in Central Islip Killed Crossing Road; Long Island Sees Rise in Gas Prices; 4 Injured in East Northport Fire; Suffolk & Nassu Both Get New Police Commissioners
By Hannah M. January 05, 2012
Two Arrested in Amityville Drive-By Shooting; Broken Rail in Huntington Causes Delays for LIRR; Plainview Residents Encouraged to Install Curbside Mailboxes; Elderly Man Dies After Car Plunges into Shinnecock Canal; Distraction Burglaries Continue in Nassau ...
By Hannah M. January 04, 2012
Man Falls From Paramount's Balcony; Friendly Fire to Blame for Slain Agent; Is Snow Heading Our Way?; Two Rob Bellmore Gas Station, Pistol-Whip Attendant; Man Arrested in NYC, Elmont Firebombing Amidst New Year’s Eve celebration ...
By Hannah M. January 03, 2012
Huntington Station Man Killed in Hit-and-Run; Police Rescue Man from Great South Bay; Wrong-Way Driver Killed on New Year's Eve After Crash; Who Fired Fatal Shot, Police Probe; Man Arrested in Assault, Robbery of Chinese ...
By Hannah M. January 02, 2012
Federal Agent Shot and Killed Outside Seaford Pharmacy, Cops Kills Pit Bull that Attacked, Bit Partner; 2 Arrested in Spray-painting N. Amityville Church; Under the Influence Driver Hits 2 in Medford
By Hannah M. December 31, 2011
New Year, New Buses: Veolia Buses Replace MTA Buses This Sunday; Two Teens Shot at N. Amityville House Party; Police Still Investigating Fatal Shooting in East Meadow; Cops Release Composite Sketch of Female Burglar Targeting ...
By Hannah M. December 30, 2011
Officer Shot, Suspect Killed Fleeing Scene; State Report Revels Grim Truth About State of LI Sound; Sam Eshaghoff, SAT Scammer, Speaks Out for the First Time; Over 200 Laid off in Nassau County; Four Charged ...
By Hannah M. December 29, 2011
Distraction Burglars Strike Again, 7th Time in 3 Weeks; Vandalism in Farmingdale Cemetery; Middle Island King Kullen Sells Winning Lottery Ticket, Again; NY Gas Stations Cited for Storm Gouging; Vandals Smash Menorah in Plainview
By Evelyn Ortiz December 29, 2011
How many deaths must be mourned and how many people must be injured before federal gun laws are strengthened to get illegal guns off the streets? This is an issue in New York City and ...
By Hannah M. December 28, 2011
Storm Winds Knock Out Power; Intoxicated Man Caught Driving in Wrong Direction on Parkway; New York's "Move Over Law" Expanding to Include Amber Lights; Elmont Man Arrested for Assaulting Officer After Chase; Long Island Rail ...
By Hannah M. December 27, 2011
Man Arrested, Charged With the Killed of Mom and Tot; Repeat Offender Receives DWI After Leaving Accident Scene; Teens Charged in Bayville Break-in; Teen Activists Fight Against Anoerxia; Georgia Woman Who Sent Threats to NY ...
By Hannah M. December 26, 2011
Mother and 2-Year-Old Killed Inside Their Bay Shore Home; Woman Killed in Christmas Blaze, Burglary Team Runs Scams on Elderly; Partner of Slain NYPD Officer Receives Promotion; Five Charged with Vandalizing Vehicles
By Hannah M. December 24, 2011
Plainview Nurse Caught in Drug Theft; Roosevelt Man Pleades Guilty in Fatal DWI Accident; East Patchogue Man Passes Away After Being Struck by a Motorcycle; Long Island Won't be Celebrating a White Christmas; Murder Suspect ...
By Hannah M. December 23, 2011
Medford Women Killed in Patchogue Accident; DWI Driver Arrested in Patchogue; Menorah Lighting Sets World Record; Port Jefferson Aims to Make Solar Energy Use Possible; Bay Shore Woman Sentenced After DWI Crash
By Hannah M. December 22, 2011
NY State OKs Human Burials in Pet Cemeteries; Pedestrian Struck & Killed by SUV in Smithtown; Stony Brook Woman Bagged Selling Counterfeit Tiffany's Jewelry; Another Pair of Mail & Package Thieves Hit Long Island; Greenport ...
By Hannah M. December 21, 2011
Shannan Gilbert's Mother Asks FBI to Take Over Serial Killer Case; Grinch-Like Thieves Steal Christmas Gifts from Struggling LI Family; All Five Defendants Plead "Not Guilty" for Murder of Officer Figoski; Two Men Arrested in ...
By Hannah M. December 20, 2011
Gas Prices on the Island Continue to Fall; Armed Robbery in Mineola, Clerk Left Tied Up; Man Arrested for Running a Mortgage Scam in Lynrbook; LIRR Makes Christmas Commute Easier for Eastbound Riders; Homeless Man ...
By Hannah M. December 19, 2011
Brentwood Shooting Leaves Brothers Dead and a Third Injured, Man Shot Outside Lindenhurst Bar; Nassau Jail Guard Arrested After Police Standoff; Three Arrested in Valley Stream for Prostitution; Centerport Man Arrested for DWI After Huntington ...
By Hannah M. December 18, 2011
Blazing Apartment in Kings Park Shuts Down Main Street; Remains Found at Beach Identified as Shannan Gilbert; Hundreds in Attendance at Wake Held for Slain NYPD Officer; Surfing Competition Not Returning to LI in 2012; ...
By Hannah M. December 17, 2011
Long Island Aquarium Owner Found Dead; Stony Brook University Receives $150 Million Donation; Bus Contract in Nassau Approved Despite Public Outcry; Justice Served: In Case of Slain NYPD NYPD Cop, 5 Indicted; Pedestrian Killed Crossing ...